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Spence, Laura

Basic Stats

Total words by this author in corpus - 2,475
Total unique words used by this author in corpus - 707
Ratio of total words to unique words - 3.501
Tagged as PUL (Peninsular Ulster (Ards)) dialect.
Top ten most common words - tha, an, a, wus, john, tae, o, it, she, grace,

List of texts in corpus

Tha Thoarn Tree
Ullans Magazine (01-01-2013) in Ulster dialect (PUL), categorised as prose (2,475 words)

Author word Keyness frequencies

This should list the words that the author uses in a disproportionate manner more often than other writers in the corpus. This may include (a) proper nouns (character names in the author's stories), (b) other words related to the specific subject matter and (c) words specific to the regional dialect.
WordCount Normalised
per million		 Keyness
tha188 75,959.601,382.805
wus59 23,838.38533.230
john46 18,585.86290.053
grace29 11,717.17270.519
the14 5,656.57202.315
dan25 10,101.01186.940
brench15 6,060.61173.880
laik8 3,232.3276.007
whun9 3,636.3675.331
wuid12 4,848.4865.215
oul12 4,848.4864.847
tree13 5,252.5363.043
boadie7 2,828.2861.623
tuk8 3,232.3260.825
wudden6 2,424.2459.080
wumman13 5,252.5355.107
cairved5 2,020.2052.066
wundae5 2,020.2052.066
growein6 2,424.2449.663
oan22 8,888.8944.791
wile6 2,424.2442.177
wur14 5,656.5741.467
sayed16 6,464.6541.430
thur9 3,636.3640.671
gye6 2,424.2440.223
fur28 11,313.1339.770
wud8 3,232.3238.718
an117 47,272.7338.538
haed16 6,464.6538.345
hoose16 6,464.6537.344
cum7 2,828.2834.752
saa6 2,424.2434.622
bak6 2,424.2433.767
moss5 2,020.2032.493
heerd4 1,616.1632.339
glentin4 1,616.1632.339
perfec3 1,212.1231.763
that3 1,212.1230.460
quare4 1,616.1628.404
snare3 1,212.1227.953
pinny3 1,212.1227.953
yin12 4,848.4826.565
sut5 2,020.2025.940
rape3 1,212.1225.696
ootby4 1,616.1624.364
wasnae4 1,616.1624.364
leg5 2,020.2024.025
thoarn8 3,232.32nan
wrocht5 2,020.2024.025
teuch3 1,212.1223.404
coul3 1,212.1220.876
and2 808.0820.787
dure2 808.0820.356
sonsy2 808.0820.356
hirple2 808.0820.356
hoult2 808.0820.356
leukkin2 808.0820.356
aa17 6,868.6919.886
grun6 2,424.2419.830
box5 2,020.2019.250
eneuch7 2,828.2819.138
cottar3 1,212.1219.118
lichtnin3 1,212.1218.822
haetae2 808.0818.635
brenches2 808.0818.635
cape2 808.0818.635
she31 12,525.2518.621
med4 1,616.1618.340
thon10 4,040.4018.177
spiered3 1,212.1218.015
ben6 2,424.2416.937
takkin5 2,020.2016.669
splittin2 808.0816.551
weethin2 808.0816.551
poakits2 808.0816.551
craps2 808.0816.551
heidstane2 808.0816.551
fiels2 808.0816.551
wheen6 2,424.2416.149
thunner3 1,212.1216.111
streetchin2 808.0815.818
waakin2 808.0815.818
blocks2 808.0815.818
thonner2 808.0815.818
lukkin2 808.0815.202
cud7 2,828.2815.139
mair16 6,464.6515.068
oothoose2 808.0814.669
forenenst2 808.0814.669
gress3 1,212.1214.027
aff12 4,848.4813.959
wechty2 808.0813.782
amaist2 808.0813.404
airms4 1,616.1613.103
rocky2 808.0813.060
epple5 2,020.20nan
ahint5 2,020.2012.867
cottar-hoose5 2,020.20nan
sooth4 1,616.1612.505
bricht4 1,616.1612.250
lown2 808.0812.180
fun4 1,616.1612.151
deep4 1,616.1611.909
cruik4 1,616.16nan
is4 1,616.1611.895
flooers3 1,212.1211.806
landit2 808.0811.689
dowlings4 1,616.16nan
guidwife2 808.0811.464
lukked2 808.0811.464
t8 3,232.3211.442
ocht3 1,212.1211.407
boag4 1,616.16nan
throch2 808.0811.052
ma2 808.0811.040
wun3 1,212.1211.036
wye6 2,424.2410.725
boxes2 808.0810.341
nearhaun2 808.0810.341
muir2 808.0810.030
hadnae2 808.089.884
thrie2 808.089.884
grave2 808.089.884
roses2 808.089.743
lenth2 808.089.608
flittit2 808.089.608
nor7 2,828.289.498
wame2 808.089.477
wather2 808.089.477
pickin2 808.089.228
muin2 808.089.110
cloods2 808.089.110
leukked4 1,616.16nan
ablow3 1,212.129.087
mon2 808.088.995
tummock3 1,212.12nan
morn3 1,212.128.664
in22 8,888.898.567
was8 3,232.328.414
wee13 5,252.538.343
luk2 808.088.279
aul2 808.088.098
sleekit2 808.088.098
nixt3 1,212.128.071
banes2 808.088.011
frae12 4,848.487.899
rid3 1,212.127.876
lan2 808.087.843
on6 2,424.247.298
licht4 1,616.167.242
nichts2 808.087.037
set5 2,020.207.017
til6 2,424.246.920
west2 808.086.909
lit2 808.086.607
haggin3 1,212.12nan
whut2 808.086.607
or2 808.086.521
rïngs3 1,212.12nan
gaed6 2,424.247.869
we3 1,212.126.511
sicna2 808.086.494
agane2 808.086.384
moontin3 1,212.12nan
sicht3 1,212.126.249
sweet2 808.086.025
gled2 808.085.882
slowly2 808.085.791
bonnie3 1,212.125.651
watther3 1,212.12nan
quate2 808.085.929
wean2 808.085.488
femlie3 1,212.12nan
roon5 2,020.205.968
drap2 808.085.289
mate2 808.085.212
richt8 3,232.325.200
then7 2,828.285.190
smell2 808.085.029
ayont2 808.084.889
whuttled2 808.08nan
mile2 808.084.723
pit6 2,424.244.602
her21 8,484.854.571
anither5 2,020.204.450
yit2 808.084.388
sair3 1,212.124.372
ee3 1,212.124.355
tap3 1,212.124.355
gettin3 1,212.124.355
rinnin2 808.084.274
grey2 808.084.165
intil3 1,212.124.130
o38 15,353.543.676
lay2 808.083.609
whuttlin2 808.08nan
days4 1,616.163.589
comin3 1,212.123.426
ontae2 808.083.419
och2 808.083.419
guid6 2,424.243.333
giein2 808.083.241
watthery2 808.08nan
nicht5 2,020.203.343
doon10 4,040.403.226
en3 1,212.123.183
his21 8,484.852.983
hissel2 808.082.970
as9 3,636.362.871
owre2 808.082.821
gien3 1,212.122.799
leuk2 808.082.773
hauns2 808.082.727
s26 10,505.052.576
a86 34,747.472.452
hersel2 808.082.410
no3 1,212.122.380
whiles2 808.082.344
glimmert2 808.08nan
white2 808.082.331
run2 808.082.254
naethin2 808.082.242
makkin2 808.082.205
he15 6,060.612.204
ye19 7,676.772.162
haein2 808.082.133
dry2 808.082.121
whaur4 1,616.162.082
een4 1,616.162.046
hair2 808.082.008
maun3 1,212.121.941
it37 14,949.491.908
been2 808.081.827
day8 3,232.321.754
mak4 1,616.161.745
ir2 808.081.721
time2 808.081.692
yer2 808.081.684
bed2 808.081.620
d7 2,828.281.580
tak4 1,616.161.564
intae7 2,828.281.513
wha3 1,212.121.423
masel2 808.081.304
thocht4 1,616.161.279
him4 1,616.161.166
gaun3 1,212.121.104
beece2 808.08nan
niver2 808.081.184
be9 3,636.361.071
by6 2,424.241.064
got4 1,616.161.045
wark2 808.080.996
tae46 18,585.860.975
them6 2,424.240.972
haun2 808.080.869
heid4 1,616.160.862
blecker2 808.08nan
hale2 808.080.956
byue2 808.08nan
lang4 1,616.160.763
wi22 8,888.890.657
hae4 1,616.160.619
oot13 5,252.530.601
gie3 1,212.120.598
fut2 808.08nan
aboot5 2,020.200.844
fair2 808.080.581
us2 808.080.475
dae2 808.080.344
awa4 1,616.160.338
afore2 808.080.301
at18 7,272.730.282
noo3 1,212.120.276
thing2 808.080.271
efter2 808.080.237
ither2 808.080.234
thair3 1,212.120.224
here2 808.080.212
nae6 2,424.240.161
fit3 1,212.120.074
boags2 808.08nan
aye4 1,616.160.071
ain3 1,212.120.061
ower5 2,020.200.051
stoarm2 808.08nan
up10 4,040.400.029
this9 3,636.360.022
say2 808.080.017
ll3 1,212.120.016
can4 1,616.160.012
muckle2 808.080.011
but10 4,040.400.009
new2 808.080.007
gin2 808.080.007
sae4 1,616.160.005
its3 1,212.120.004
ve2 808.080.001
hame2 808.080.000
guldert2 808.08nan
see4 1,616.160.000